Ricoh launches Global SDGs Action Month 2026

Inspiring employees to take action by understanding its new materiality.

Ricoh Company, Ltd. today announced that the Ricoh Group will hold Ricoh Global SDGs Action Month 2026 throughout June as part of its efforts to align ESG with business growth and help achieve the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals.

Guided by the theme “Understand Ricoh’s new materiality and take action,” the 2026 program will help employees connect the material issues newly defined under Ricoh’s Mid-Term Management Strategy ’26 with their daily work and translate that understanding into concrete action.

Ricoh launched the program in 2006 as Global Eco Action, an annual June program centered on World Environment Day on June 5. In 2019, Ricoh renamed it to Ricoh Global SDGs Action and expanded its scope to encourage employees worldwide to take action on a broader range of environmental and social issues, ultimately reflecting a longstanding commitment Ricoh made 50 years ago when it established its Environmental Promotion Section in 1976.

“Each individual action, when combined, becomes a powerful force that contributes to a sustainable society based on the Three Ps Balance and enhances corporate value,” Ricoh President and CEO Akira Oyama said in a global internal message marking the launch of Ricoh Global SDGs Action Month 2026, underscoring the program’s purpose, highlighting ESG’s role in Ricoh’s management and Mid‑Term Management Strategy ’26, and reaffirming its vision for a sustainable society where Planet, People and Prosperity are harmoniously balanced. Oyama also added, “By working together across the Ricoh Group to align ESG with business growth, we will help our customers and employees realize fulfillment through work.”

Key activities of Ricoh Global SDGs Action Month 2026

Japan

• External expert seminar
  A seminar featuring a sustainability management expert who supports companies in integrating sustainability into strategy, organizations and communications.
• Employee case studies
  Interviews highlighting employee efforts to address social issues linked to new materiality.
• Action declarations
  Employee action declarations linked to one of six material issues, with collective commitments visualized through word clouds.

Europe

• Weekly Three Ps Balance activities
  A Week 1 introduction to Three Ps Balance and its connection to the new materiality  followed by focused activities on Planet, People and Prosperity in Weeks 2 through 4.
• ESG action examples
  Examples of Ricoh Group initiatives and employee practices. 

Latin America

• SDGs-focused regional meeting
  A regional meeting covering Ricoh’s new materiality, local best practices, ESG-related awards and recognition, and video messages from Ricoh leadership.
• Internal SDGs recognition
  Awards recognizing teams and individuals whose activities contribute to the SDGs.
• External sustainability insights
  An internal podcast featuring a webinar with a Ricoh customer in Peru on e-waste, as an example of integrating SDG impact into customer communications across the region.

Asia Pacific

• A connected four-week program 
  The program links Ricoh's global ESG strategy to the people, operating companies and employee actions that bring it to life across the region.
  • Planet Week: A Q&A-style video interview with a senior Ricoh executive, paired with a regional guide to Ricoh's global ESG awards and recognitions — what they are and why they matter.
  • People Week: Educational resources shared throughout the week to help colleagues prepare for an interactive ESG quiz, deepening knowledge and engagement across the region.
  • Prosperity Week: Operating companies sharing their own experience of ESG and the value it delivers to them, their customers and markets.
  • SDGs in Action Week: A short-video contest inviting employees to share how they live the SDGs — at work and at home — shortlisted by RA-ESG leadership and decided by an all-colleague vote.

North America

• Materiality and ESG targets
  An overview of Ricoh’s new materiality and ESG targets under the Mid-Term Management Strategy.
• Weekly Three Ps Balance activities
  Theme weeks focusing on Planet, People and Prosperity, highlighting global and regional examples of the Three Ps in practice.
• Three Ps in action
  Showcase regional examples of the Three Ps in practice, including the Ricoh North America Planet, People and Prosperity Award and SDGs Spotlight Award, recognizing individuals and teams who make a difference in their communities to better society.

Relevant Information

Materiality for the Ricoh Group
Three Ps Balance

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